**5.9 Installing the insulation**

This is the process of lining the digester by mortar or using sheets of foam as in Figure 17. This is one of the most important construction steps and should be carefully and accurately achieved. In case of lining, the process is performed using mortar containing 1% silica. After the completion of the lining, the digester is painted using the petroleum Albumen. In other designs, the walls are heat insulated with a clad with non-corroding and weather-proof aluminum trapezoidal panels. On the other hand, the rural digesters are coated with layers of dry dirt and asbestos.

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(b) User interface for input data of digester tank

(c) User interface for output data

Fig. 18. Software for planning and designing biogas plants (Samer, 2010)

Fig. 17. Installing the insulation (BIOGAS NORD GmbH)
